# Accident 20181024020779A: Beech J35, Bellefonte, PA, October 24, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 2018, 00:30 local time
- Place: Bellefonte, PA
- Airport: University Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0000° N, 77.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0000&lon=-77.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8319D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8319D-2019-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech J35 (registry code 1151522, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH J35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,288 total, 5 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181024020779A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PIC AND ONE PASSENGER ONBOARD AIRCRAFT.

PIC STATED THAT THEY "TOPPED OFF" WITH FUEL AT PORTSMOUTH, NH (PSM) AND PROCEEDED TO FLY IFR TO UNV FOR A FUEL STOP ENROUTE TO TEXAS. VERIFIED THROUGH PORT CITY AIR INVOICE (18-160255), 42.7 GALLONS OF 100 LL FUEL WAS SERVICED AT PSM. IFR FLIGHT PLAN FILED WITH FLIGHT SERVICES. PIC STATED THEY DEPARTED PSM ON OCTOBER 23, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 2140 L. PIC STATED THAT ON TAKE-OFF HE HAD THE LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK SELECTED AND FLEW ON THE LEFT TANK POSITION FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR TO BURN OFF APPROXIMATELY 10 GALLONS OF FUEL. PIC THEN SAID HE SWITCHED TO THE AUX FUEL TANK POSITION AND FLEW IN THAT CONFIGURATION FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR. PIC STATED THAT FOR THE LAST THIRTY MINUTES OF THE FLIGHT, HE HAD THE RIGHT MAIN FUEL TANK SELECTED. PIC STATED THAT HE WAS ON FINAL TO UNV, RUNWAY 24, TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 100 KTS. WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE JUST WENT QUIET. PIC STATED THAT EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL PRIOR TO THE ENGINE SHUTTING DOWN.

PIC STATED THAT THERE WAS NO SPUTTERING, IT JUST WENT QUIET. PIC STATED AFTER THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN HE TURNED ON THE AUXILIARY FUEL BOOST PUMP AND TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTART. PIC DID NOT TRY TO SELECT DIFFERENT FUEL TANK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE ENGINE. PIC STATED THAT HE LEVELED THE AIRCRAFT IN PREPARATION FOR IMPACT AFTER WHICH THE AIRCRAFT HIT A NUMBER OF TREETOPS BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND, ONE MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY 24 AT UNV.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA19LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA024), Oct 24, 2018: Beech 35 (N8319D), State College, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's mismanagement of the available fuel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

## Other reports on N8319D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920501025359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920501025359I), May 1, 1992: Beech J35 (N8319D), Newberry, SC. Selector lever came off in his hand when he attempted to change tanks. Forced landing. Engine quit on rollout.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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